Proceeding steps & fixed fee schedules

Proceeding steps and fixed fee schedules are used to determine the maximum grant by providing a transparent and consistent basis for granting decisions. Providers are expected to be familiar with these and invoice accordingly.

The steps and schedules will be updated to reflect any change to relevant legislation, court procedure and legal practice. They are structured as follows:

steps or stages – covering the main ‘events’ in a proceeding

activities – defined within each step or stage

guideline hours and/or fixed fees – based on a reasoned estimate of the time required for each activity

tasks – describing the actions for each activity within a step or stage

granting notes – providing additional information to support particular granting situations and usually appear at the end of each type of step or fixed fee schedule